New Study On Schadenfreude Sheds Light On Darker Side Of HumanityPost Date: 2018-11-16 20:12:45 by Deckard3 CommentsDehumanization appears to be at the core of schadenfreudeSchadenfreude, the sense of pleasure people derive from the misfortune of others, is a familiar feeling to many  perhaps especially during these times of pervasive social media. This common, yet poorly understood, emotion may provide a valuable window into the darker side of humanity, finds a review article by psychologists at Emory University. New Ideas in Psychology published the review, which drew upon evidence from three decades of social, developmental, personality and clinical research to devise a novel framework to systematically explain schadenfreude. The authors propose that schadenfreude comprises ...

Warren Releases DNA Results, Challenges Trump Over Native American AncestryPost Date: 2018-10-15 14:40:35 by hondo6822 CommentsEnlarge this image Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., released a DNA analysis to clarify questions about her Native American heritage, something President Trump commonly mocks. Warren is considering a 2020 presidential bid. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Updated at 11:53 a.m. ET In a rather unusual campaign move, Sen. Elizabeth Warren has released the results of a DNA test that she says provides "strong evidence" of Native American ancestry dating back six to 10 generations, addressing a controversy that has followed her for years. The results were part of an elaborate strategy to end questions about her ancestry, possibly in anticipation of a 2020 presidential bid. In addition to ...

“PC Magazine” Fires Author and Relocates Article Citing Health Effects of 5G Post Date: 2018-10-05 09:13:04 by Deckard1 CommentsBy B.N. Frank On August 22, 2018, PC Magazine published John Dvoraks article, The Problem with 5G which cites health risks as a major concern with this technology. On August 26, 2018 Activist Post published an article about Johns article. Unfortunately, John was fired on September 20 and PC Magazine replaced this articles link with an article written by someone else. They also relocated Johns article to a different link. According to John: As you all know, I was unceremoniously fired from PC Magazine on Sept. 20th, 2018. I just figured it was the new people coming in and I was an unneeded throwback to the old regime. This sort of thing ...

Astros fan with special needs, 8, scolded for cheering team, mom saysPost Date: 2018-09-26 13:09:27 by misterwhite18 CommentsAn 8-year-old Houston Astros fan with special needs appeared distraught in a video Sunday after she was scolded for cheering on her favorite team. Chloe Beaver, 8, was loudly supporting the defending World Series champions at Minute Maid Park in Houston when a woman in front of her turned around and said, Enough, according to FOX26 Houston. Chloe quickly went from all smiles to all frowns and the heartbreaking reaction was captured on video. Monica Beaver, Chloes mother, told the station her daughter had been diagnosed with DMDD, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder  a condition in which the child comprehends emotions in the same way a toddler does. She said ...

Triangle shaped UFO spotted on US Aircraft Carrier in Mediterranean Sea - Space Force?, Leaked VideoPost Date: 2018-09-17 04:04:26 by hondo689 CommentsSeptember 2018 - Mediterranean Sea, US aircraft carrier. Leaked video from US pilot reveals strange triangle shaped UFO parked on aircraft carrier... Watch the FULL VIDEO HERE ! On September 8, 2017, a mandatory evacuation order was issued for MacDill Air Force Base in response to the imminent impact of Hurricane Irma. As most MacDill military and civilian personnel began the evacuation, sightings of flying triangles allegedly from MacDill continued to be sighted and photographed, this time with a military helicopter nearby. This raised the possibility that the USAF was conducting classified operations related to the incoming Irma.The evacuation orders went into effect at 12 pm EST, ...

NASA explains why its insane mission to ‘Touch the Sun’ won’t end in catastrophe Post Date: 2018-07-25 13:47:32 by Justified6 CommentsNASA is going to send a spacecraft to the Sun. That, on its own, is pretty wild, but the fact that scientists plan on the Parker Solar Probe spending seven years orbiting our star, constantly gathering data and relaying observations back to Earth, is a whole other level of insane. Now, NASA has taken the time to explain how the probe will prevent itself from dying an early death. The probe, which is slated to launch in August, is going to get closer to the Sun than any spacecraft ever has, coming within 3.9 million miles of the star on its closest approach. That sounds like a huge distance, but its actually very, very close when youre talking about something as big as the Sun. ...

North Carolina Scientist Proposes Using Cannabis to Combat Invasive SpeciesPost Date: 2018-07-15 08:09:49 by CZ821 CommentsNorth Carolina Scientist Proposes Using Cannabis to Combat Invasive Species Joseph Resnick wants to solve a problem that has plagued American ecological groups for three decades: He wants to eradicate the invasive quagga and zebra mussels from freshwater sources, from coast to coast. With microscopic extracts of cannabidiol (CBD), he may have the answer that thousands of people and billions of dollars have sought all along. In December 2017, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation launched a prize competition seeking environmentally sound solutions to those invasive species rapid proliferation, one of the great ecological problems of this century. Since those species were first discovered ...

Consumers flooded with dubious claims about marijuana’s health benefitsPost Date: 2018-07-11 10:31:40 by misterwhite3 CommentsSpend a few minutes surfing Twitter and youre likely to encounter a startling claim that comes without proof: Cannabis cures cancer. The online world is awash with such posts, startling scientists and physicians who are urging marijuana proselytizers to hit the brakes. We know that a component in cannabis  CBD  might be useful in treating cancer, said Dr. Joseph A. Califano III, director of the Head and Neck Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego. But we dont know if marijuana can stop or cure it. In some cases, cannabis might make things worse. Its going to take time to find out. Whats happening right now ...

Russian editor: Our space program is entering the "Dark Ages"Post Date: 2018-07-09 14:32:18 by Tooconservative5 Comments These are not the best of times for the Russian space industry. Due to budgetary reasons, Roscosmos has reduced the number of cosmonauts on the International Space Station from three to two. Because of technical problems with its rockets and cost pressure from SpaceX, the country's once-lucrative commercial launch industry is fading. And soon, conditions may worsen. As soon as next year, the United States plans to stop paying hundreds of millions of dollars a year to Russia for Soyuz seats, because it is developing its own transport to the space station. And the European Space Agency has signaled that it will stop launching Russian Soyuz rockets from its French Guiana-based spaceport ...

Government Implements Illegal Gag Order On National Weather Service & NOAA EmployeesPost Date: 2018-05-18 19:39:28 by Deckard1 Comments By TLB Contributor: Dane Wigington The power structure is beginning to panic as the public wakes up to the criminal climate engineering insanity. The growing police state is completely out of control and becoming unimaginably blatant with their actions. In recent weeks Washington has placed gag orders on the following agency employees, The National Weather Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the US Department of Commerce. This is a massive red flag that should trigger alarm bells everywhere.Bill Hopkins, the executive vice president for the National Weather Service employees organization (NWSEO) ...

Physicist: Climate Scientists Are Giving Science a Bad NamePost Date: 2018-05-17 02:45:32 by Tooconservative3 Comments Professor Garth Paltridge, formerly a chief scientist with Australias Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Division of Atmospheric Research, says that the behavior of certain members of the climate science establishment is seriously threatening the publics perception of the professionalism of scientists in general. Many climate scientists are much less sure about man-made global warming than they will admit in public, he says. But rather than reach out to skeptics in order to open up the debate and explore the uncertainties, they have instead closed ranks and rubbished anyone who disagrees with them: Some of the more vocal of the ...

THIS CAR IS POWERED BY SALT WATER: 920HP, TOP SPEED 217.5 MPH, 373 MILES/TANKPost Date: 2018-05-06 12:51:37 by Deckard30 Comments It works just like a hydrogen fuel cell except that the liquid used for storing energy is saltwater. This isnt far from the water powered car, an idea labelled as a conspiracy by many despite the massive amount of evidence behind it. You can read more about that here. In this case (saltwater) the liquid passes through a membrane in between the two tanks, creating an electric charge. This electricity is then stored and distributed by super capacitors. The four electric motors in the car are fed electricity which makes it run. The car carries the water in two 200-litre tanks, which in one sitting will allow drivers to travel up to 373 miles (600km). Overall, the ...

How Weather and Climate WorkPost Date: 2018-05-02 12:46:04 by Tooconservative2 Comments There are three big drivers of weather for any place on Earth: the latitude, the local environment, and solar system cycles. The biggest weather factor is latitude  are you in the torrid, temperate, or frigid zone? These climatic zones are defined by the intensity of heat delivered to Earth's surface by the sun. In the Torrid Zone, the sun is always high in the sky. It is generally hot, often moist, with low atmospheric pressure, muggy conditions, and abundant rain and storms, some severe. Places close to the Equator get two summers per year (just one long summer) and very little winter. Farther from the equator, there are two seasons: "The Wet" and "The ...

Framed for Murder By His Own DNAPost Date: 2018-04-19 08:57:00 by sneakypete8 Commentshen the DNA results came back, even Lukis Anderson thought he might have committed the murder. I drink a lot, he remembers telling public defender Kelley Kulick as they sat in a plain interview room at the Santa Clara County, California, jail. Sometimes he blacked out, so it was possible he did something he didnt remember. Maybe I did do it. Kulick shushed him. If she was going to keep her new client off death row, he couldnt go around saying things like that. But she agreed. It looked bad. Before he was charged with murder, Anderson was a 26-year-old homeless alcoholic with a long rap sheet who spent his days hustling for change in downtown San Jose. ...

Shock: Google Recording Porn Searches, Even 'Incognito' History Easily ObtainablePost Date: 2018-04-12 02:01:57 by Tooconservative11 Comments Lets admit it: There are some things you just dont want other people to know you Googled. Whether its an adult topic, a sensitive medical condition, or simply something innocent like gift ideas for a surprise birthday party, we like knowing that some of our searches are off the record. Almost anyone who has ever used the Google Chrome browser is familiar with Incognito mode. Its purpose is supposedly to browse the web without leaving a history of sites visited or terms searched but is Google keeping its promises to users? Chrome wont save the following information: Your browsing history, cookies and site data, information entered ...

Conservative Comedian Owen Benjamin Banned From Twitter & YouTube: Â“my ability to make an income has been revoked. Â“Post Date: 2018-04-05 18:51:29 by 3-Dee0 CommentsOwen Benjamin, a conservative actor and comedian, was permanently suspended from Twitter. When attempting to access his account, which boasted over 120,000 followers, users are met with the message This account has been suspended. Benjamin was considered controversial by some for his belief that children should not be subjected to hormone therapy. Taking to Facebook, the comedian confirmed that Both twitter accounts suspended and now my ability to make an income has been revoked. Both twitter accounts suspended and now my ability to make an income has been revoked. Please become a Patreon.com/wdtl Posted by Owen Benjamin on Thursday, ...

Report: Facebook And ‘Top-Secret’ Doctor Were Working With Hospitals To Collect Patient InformationPost Date: 2018-04-05 18:49:05 by 3-Dee0 CommentsFacebook reportedly asked multiple hospitals around the country somewhat recently if they wanted to share patient information in an apparent attempt to help the healthcare institutions with certain processes. While the initiative, which CNBC first reported, hasnt made it past the initial planning stage, it will likely intensify already clamorous concerns over how the tech giant values peoples data privacy. After all, Facebook allegedly tabled the proposed project when public backlash ensued, stemming from the disclosure it was suspending a data analytics firm for misusing information related to users traits and online tendencies. Facebook has not received, shared, ...

China's space lab to crash soonPost Date: 2018-03-20 01:01:59 by paraclete4 Comments Chinas Tiangong-1 space lab expected to crash back to Earth early in April AN out-of-control space station is due to crash down to Earth in about a fortnight, and Australias in its firing line  several times each day. IT was a bold leap forward for Chinas space program. Almost. The 8.6 tonne Tiangong-1 (Heavenly Palace 1) facility has been tumbling out of control now for more than a year. In September 2016 Chinas space agency announced it had lost contact with the station. Its been buffeted by solar winds and wayward wisps of the Earths atmosphere ever since. Its now due to crash back down to Earth between March 30 and April 6. But the ...

Self-Driving Uber Car Kills Arizona PedestrianPost Date: 2018-03-19 14:37:28 by Stoner2 CommentsSAN FRANCISCO  A woman in Tempe, Ariz., has died after being hit by a self-driving car operated by Uber, in what appears to be the first known death of a pedestrian struck by an autonomous vehicle on a public road. The Uber vehicle was in autonomous mode with a human safety driver at the wheel when it struck the woman, who was crossing the street outside of a crosswalk, the Tempe police said in a statement. The episode happened on Sunday around 10 p.m. The woman was not publicly identified. Uber said it had suspended testing of its self-driving cars in Tempe, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Toronto. Our hearts go out to the victims family. We are fully cooperating with ...

what is the best way to dump FB and youtubePost Date: 2018-03-15 23:23:35 by jeremiad4 CommentsWhat is the availability of alternatives to Facebook, youtube and google. Actually, I know a lot of alternative search engines, and they work just fine. If you are using Youtube though you are subject to shadow banning, like on Twitter and FB, and demonetization of proprietary information. Any ideas LF ers????

Stephen Hawking has died. The famed physicist was 76.Post Date: 2018-03-14 09:38:34 by Deckard7 CommentsIt just seemed that cosmology was more exciting, because it really did seem to involve the big question: Where did the universe come from?  Stephen Hawking, 8 January 1942 - 14 March 2018 British physicist Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76. He was known for his groundbreaking work with black holes and relativity. He died at his home in Cambridge, England. A family spokesman announced the death in a statement to news media. Hawking awed the world with an unmatched ability to make science understandable and fascinating to broad audiences. PHOTO: Paul E. Alers/NASA He remains one of the best-selling science authors of all time. His first book, A Brief ...

Six cloned horses help rider win prestigious polo match Post Date: 2018-03-11 23:06:32 by tpaine1 CommentsSix cloned horses help rider win prestigious polo match By Jon Cohen Dec. 13, 2016 , 6:30 PM Last Saturday, at a prestigious match in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Palermo, polo player Adolfo Cambiaso rode six different horses to help his team win. That in itself is not remarkable: Cambiaso is widely considered the worlds best polo player. What is noteworthy is that all six horses were clones of the same maretheyre named Cuartetera 01 through 06and that Cambiaso did it at such a high-profile event. Its most important that he won at Palermo, says Santiago Ballester, a member of the Argentine Association of Polo in Buenos Aires. Its ...

What the SpaceX Success Means for the Moon, Mars, and MorePost Date: 2018-02-17 04:07:23 by Tooconservative11 Comments On February 6, 2018, the SpaceX Falcon Heavy took flight, demonstrating a capacity to lift 60 tons to low Earth orbit while playfully sending a Tesla Roadster on a trajectory that will take it beyond the orbit of Mars. To add to the coup, two of the Falcons three booster stages flew back to land gracefully together at the Cape, while the third barely missed pulling off a recovery landing on a drone ship stationed downrange. Elon Musk, my favorite African-American. To understand how extraordinary this accomplishment was, let us recall that in 2009, the Obama administrations blue-ribbon review committee headed former Lockheed Martin CEO Norm Augustine declared that NASA's ...